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2) Click on the "Check Your Death Clock" button. (This took a long time to load for me)

3) Write about it in your blog, or in comments to this post. Or keep it secret - your choice!

For extra credit, tell us how much longer you would live if you made some lifestyle changes (like stop smoking, reduce BMI or improved your outlook on life).

Here's mine - I chose Optimistic, BMI = 32, Non-smoker: Sunday, September 21, 2036. Wow, almost age 93? I wonder if I did that right?

Last time I checked it was the year 2016 if I recall correctly. Ah, I input "Normal" as my mode last time - Wednesday, August 3, 2016. I'm going to be more optimistic!!! I put in "Pessimistic" and it said my time on Earth expired back in 1994. For "Sadistic," it said I didn't make it to age 40.

What about BMI? I'm overweight - I'll put in 25 and see what my projected death date is: Friday, August 24, 2017. I get an extra year by losing 50 pounds?

Does this work for deceased people? I put my father in and it said he would die on 8 October 1982. He died on 26 May 1983 - pretty close! I must have guessed right on everything (I chose Normal, BMI=30, smoker). What about my mother (I chose Optimistic, BMI<25, smoker)? It predicted 12 December 2009 - she died 4 January 2002.

I'm not sure of the value of the Death Clock is, other than to scare you into being optimistic, a non-smoker, and lighter!

I went for the macabre. Hmmmm, first I mistakenly entered <25 for BMI and the date was 3 January 2028. When I corrected the BMI to 25 my new dirt nap date was 19 November 2028. Does this compute? I can't do math.

Y'all make me LOL.Reading this exercise reminds me when I was taking a Time Management class many years ago. A class assignemnt referred to the book How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life by Alan Lakein. I got to the chapter where Alan asked "...to imagine you have 6 months left..." I couldn't do it then... ...and Still can't.

My first input, at my present [overweight] weight, Jan. 16, 2034. So, I dropped those extra pounds, and it added 5 years exactly. Hmmmm. Not sure if this low-cholesterol, low-sodium, non-delicious food thing the doc has me on is actually worth a measley 5 extra years, especially when I LOVE food!

Then I changed my Mode to Optimistic. [I'd had Normal in the previous 2 tries]. And that added 21 years!!!

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I am a native San Diegan, a graduate of San Diego State University, a retired aerospace engineer, a genealogist and a family guy.
My wife (Angel Linda) and I have two lovely daughters, and four darling grandchildren. We love to visit them and have them visit us.
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